Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-01-17
DUBOIS.

The utterly dishonest efforts OF small,
very small clique OF Republican time
servers and obstructionists to apologize
for and sustain Dubois in his opposition
to the Tucker bill is, if possible, more
silly and idiotic than it is outrageous and
Infamous. The attempt to save him from
the merited condemnation OF the be-
trayed Gentiles of Utah, by the assertion
that his views are shared by Mr.. Baskin,
is the foulest slander upon the name,
reputation and record of that ttrue-hearted,
frank and loyal gentleman. The Idaho
test oath is not disturbed by the Tucker
bill-it remains precisely as 1t is, and
Dubois pretense that his opposition is
based upon that point, is too shallow to
deceive anyone with mental capacity eX-
ceeding that OF a chipmunk. Suppose
John HALEY had opposed the bill
upon such frivolous pretext, what
page in the Billingsgate lexicon would
not have been exhausted in his abuse :?
How these Duboisites would have
howled raved and stormed But the
supposition is too far-fetched for serious
consideration. Haley even if disposed to
repudiate his pledges, would have too
much sense to attempt to justify himself
upon such a flimsy pretext, for we are
confident he would rather be called q
knave than fool. While the Tucker
bill is, perhaps, not exactly what ma
jority of the loyal people Of Utah desire,
they realize that it is the best they can
get. 1t is either that or nothing, and
every nonMormon in the Territory who
opposes it is justly designated as Jack.
If Dubois had been q Democrat instead
of Republican he would have been
denounced by the persons who are
now attempting to sustain him, and
their denunciation would have been
indorsed by ever fair-minded per-
son of whatever party in the
Territory, for he would have de-
served it. He was elected solely upon
his supposed soundness upon the Nor
mon question, for even his most ardent
supporters acknowledge that he was in
other respects exceedingly weak timber
Before he is sworn into office he declares
himself in opposition to the only measure
by which an effective blow can be possibly
given to the enemies of republican
form OF government, in the stronghold of
Mormonism. That he has merited the
indignation of the loyal element that
supported him is beyond question. The
DEMOCRAT did not support him 1t ad-
vocated the election OF John HALEY, and
the recent courses OF the two men more
than verify the correctness of its choice.
The DEMOCRAT supported Haley because
of the professions he made in the con-
vention that nominated him, and because
OF its belief that he would not falsify
his pledges. He has not done SO
If he had this paper would
have frankly acknowledged its mistake
and done all in its power to rectify it by
joining in the denunciation which
he would have merited, more particularly
from those who were misled into his sup
port. 1t would not have attempted tc
condone an offense because the offender
was of its political party, or because il
had not the courage to admit that it had
been itself deceived, and thereby limo
Gently the cause OF deceiving others
That would be the course for an honest
journal to pursue. 1t is the only cou rse
that any journal that supported Dubois
can honestly or with decency pursue
under the present circumstances.